Today's lecture is about the history of urban planning. One key figure is Baron Haussmann, who redesigned Paris in the 1850s. His main goals were to improve traffic flow, create open spaces, and reduce the risk of disease by widening streets. However, a less obvious effect was that the new wide boulevards made it harder for citizens to build barricades during revolts. This was seen as a way to maintain public order, but it also changed the social character of the city, displacing many working-class residents to the outskirts.
❓ What was an indirect consequence of Haussmann's redesign of Paris mentioned in the lecture?
A. A. It increased the number of parks in the city center.
B. B. It made it easier for citizens to stage protests.
C. C. It reduced the ability of citizens to erect barricades.
D. D. It improved the health of residents by reducing disease.
✅ 正确答案
C. It reduced the ability of citizens to erect barricades.